Riverside Meadows Academy is a special academy in St. It supports SEMH.
- Ages 11–18
- 120 pupils
School details
- Type
- Special academy
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Boys and girls
- Boys and girls
- Pupils
- 120 (places for 120)
- Headteacher
- Ms Kate Lovegrove
- Part of
- Horizons Education Trust
- Opened
- 1 July 2016
- Free school meals
- 74.2% of pupils eligible
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- School reference (URN)
- 142932
Needs it supports
1 need: SEMH
As listed by the Department for Education, grouped the way EHC plans describe needs.
Social, emotional and mental health
- Social, emotional and mental health Other schools for this in Cambridgeshire (7)
How to get a place
4 steps, starting with an EHC plan
- An EHC plan
Places at schools like this usually come through an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan. If your child doesn’t have one yet, you can ask the council for an assessment yourself.
- Visit and ask questions
See whether the school feels right and whether it can meet your child’s needs. Our list of questions below can help.
- Ask for the school to be named
Tell the council that looks after the plan (often Cambridgeshire council) that this is the school you want, and ask them to consult it.
- Named in the plan
If the school is named in your child’s plan, it must admit your child. Free home-to-school transport is often part of the arrangement.
Questions to ask when you visit
8 questions to tick off as you go
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Ofsted
Serious weaknesses. Graded by area, June 2025
Ofsted has placed this school in serious weaknesses.
Inspected in June 2025. Inspections from September 2024 to November 2025 graded each area but gave no overall grade.
- Quality of educationInadequate
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Personal developmentRequires improvement
- Leadership and managementInadequate
- SafeguardingEffective
Contact and getting there
Almond Road, St. Neots, PE19 1DZ
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Directions: Walk Public transport Drive
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Other SEND schools nearby
- Samuel Pepys School Special school · Ages 3–19 · Ofsted: Outstanding 0.6 miles
- Wintringham Primary Academy Mainstream + base · Ages 2–11 · Ofsted: Good 0.8 miles
- Buckden CofE Primary School Mainstream + base · Ages 5–11 4.4 miles
All SEND schools in Cambridgeshire
By need in Cambridgeshire: Autism (12) · Moderate learning (11) · SEMH (8) · Severe learning (8) · Speech and language (7) · Dyslexia and SpLD (6) · Physical (6) · PMLD (4) · Hearing (4) · Vision (4) · Multi-sensory (4)
Questions about Riverside Meadows Academy
How do I get a place at Riverside Meadows Academy?
There’s no catchment area or application round. Places usually come through an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan: ask the council that looks after the plan to consult Riverside Meadows Academy. If it is named in the plan, the school must admit your child.
What needs does Riverside Meadows Academy support?
Social, emotional and mental health. Every child is different, so ask the school how it would meet your child’s needs.
What ages does Riverside Meadows Academy take?
Aged 11 to 18, boys and girls.
What is Riverside Meadows Academy’s Ofsted rating?
There’s no overall grade to show. Read the school’s latest inspection report on the Ofsted website.
Where is Riverside Meadows Academy?
Almond Road, St. Neots, PE19 1DZ, in Cambridgeshire.
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